Monday, October 13, 2003

The Process Lab

Today was the first day of the Process Lab, a sensitivity training lab based on the ISISD school of Philosophy started by Prof. Pulin Garg of IIM Ahmedabad.
The Lab started with an introductory session in the morning. Throughout the session i was feeling drowsy due to late night movie watching. This day's session seemed just to wither away till the end when i spoke about my fears of facing the dark when I was 7. It evoked a surprise in the group which was not immediately evident ( afterward when i talked to Dusi, he gave an inkling by saying with a mischevious grin, that i had evoked surprise among the audience on the issue). I felt a bit uncomfortable on speaking intimate details about my life but felt i had to, so be it. The issue in process lab is to confront the issues you talk about only to yourself, by sharing these issues in a space. I feel that the reluctance on the part of people to talk is not a healthy sign since somewhere i feel it hampers trust building so essential in a process lab.
Anyway lets see if sparks start flying in the second day.